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CVE-2005-4458

Group.pm in Metadot Portal Server 6.4.4 and earlier does not properly reset the $IS_OWNER, $IS_ADMIN, and $IS_MANAGER global variables when…

Published 20 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.8%
percentile 78%
Public exploits
0
none known

Group.pm in Metadot Portal Server 6.4.4 and earlier does not properly reset the $IS_OWNER, $IS_ADMIN, and $IS_MANAGER global variables when performing checks for special privileges, which allows users to gain administrator privileges by adding themselves to the SITE_MGR group.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.77% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.09.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • metadot.com /metadot/index.pl?iid=2632 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2005/3030 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • securityreason.com /securityalert/287 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/18137 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/420002/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/15975 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/23847 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/fulldisclosure/2005-12/1012.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /22014 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred

Sources

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